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Moolaadé
Moolaadé

Moolaadé

Genres

Drama

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When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$214605

Status

Released

Original Language

Bambara

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

7.158/10

Release Date

04 August 2004

Country

Burkina Faso

Cast

Fatoumata Coulibaly

Fatoumata Coulibaly

Collé Gallo Ardo Sy

Maimouna Hélène Diarra

Maimouna Hélène Diarra

Hadjatou

Salimata Traoré

Salimata Traoré

Amasatou

Dominique Zeïda

Dominique Zeïda

Mercenaire

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Rasmané Ouédraogo

Ciré Bathily

Joseph Traoré

Joseph Traoré

Dugutigi

Théophile Sowié

Théophile Sowié

Ibrahima

Balla Habib Dembélé

Balla Habib Dembélé

Sacristain

Gustave Sorgho

Gustave Sorgho

Bakary

Moussa Sanogo

Moussa Sanogo

Konaté fils

Naky Sy Savane

Naky Sy Savane

Sanata

Georgette Paré

Georgette Paré

Niassi

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